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State of the art: 3D and the “AVATAR effect”
The disappointing but inevitable box office success of James Cameron’s lacklustre return to fantasy filmmaking has, for better or worse, solidified 3D movies as financially viable in the minds of those cold, distant studio execs whose only apparent concern is the bottom line. After the unprecedented...
Posted by JonBoy on Feb 8th, 2010 in First Impressions, Reel Thoughts | Comments

THE LAST AIRBENDER TV spot suggests a return to form for M.Night Shyamalan...

It’s that time of year folks.  A time when a bunch of guys can get together, drink a shitload of beer, eat a shitload of pretzels and shout at their plasma televisions.  That’s right, we’ve just...
Posted by Captain Howdy on Feb 6th, 2010 in First Impressions, Reel Thoughts | Comments

Red band COP OUT trailer restores faith...

By default, I’m supposed to look forward to a new Kevin Smith film. As regulars may know, I have a soft spot for the director, despite fair criticisms and past blunders (Jersey Girl, Clerks II), I...
Posted by JonBoy on Feb 4th, 2010 in Featured, Reel Thoughts | Comments

Limitations can help filmmakers and GEORGE LUCAS is insane...

Is it possible for someone to suddenly change?  I mean, I know that as we age we mature and gain life experience.  We learn from our mistakes and become better people by overcoming life’s adversities. ...
Posted by Captain Howdy on Feb 2nd, 2010 in Featured, Reel Reviews | Comments

IT’S COMPLICATED is anything but...

Don’t let the title of this romantic comedy scare you, It’s Complicated is anything but. If you are to be scared of anything, I’d recommend caution for the (once again) unnecessary length...
Posted by froley on Jan 30th, 2010 in Featured, Reel Reviews, Reel Thoughts | Comments

THE ROAD is long, hard, leads nowhere...

  As if Avatar’s Box Office haul wasn’t evidence enough, here we have another fine specimen to file under the already expansive exhibition ”Reasons People Are Shit.” But...
Posted by froley on Jan 30th, 2010 in Reel Reviews, Reel Thoughts | Comments

APOCALYPTO review: brutal, bloody and beautiful...

Mel Gibson used to be in Australian movies. Then he started doing big American action movies. He kept doing that for a little while, and then suddenly decided to try his hand at directing, finding success...
Posted by Captain Howdy on Jan 27th, 2010 in Featured, Reel Thoughts | Comments

Justifying AVATAR as the highest grossing film of all time...

It should come as no surprise to learn that James Cameron’s epic 3D sci-fi/fantasy film Avatar– which apparently you all went to see– has surpassed Titanic’s $1.8 billion worldwide...
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